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Full-Text Articles in Forest Sciences
Quaking Aspen And The Human Experience: Dimensions, Issues, And Challenges, Stephen F. Mccool
Quaking Aspen And The Human Experience: Dimensions, Issues, And Challenges, Stephen F. Mccool
Aspen Bibliography
Humans assign four types of meanings to aspen landscapes: (1) instrumen- tal meanings dealing with the attainment of a goal—such as production of pulp or provision of recreation opportunities; (2) aesthetic meanings; (3) cultural/symbolic meanings dealing with spiritual and social attachments to landscapes; and (4) individual/expressive meanings derived out of interactions with aspen landscapes at the personal level. The amount of knowledge available for each meaning varies, with most knowledge developed for instrumental meanings. Management of aspen occurs within a dynamic social and political context, with greater emphasis being placed on the latter two meanings, but without the empirical, positivist …